Apiaceae FAMILY
Lomatium gormanii
Lomatium gormanii
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lomatium gormanii is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington to N. California.
HabitatOpen slopes and scablands in foothills, valleys and plains, often with sagebrush[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].